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Tracy Cavelli on Faith, Fantasy and “The Dark Birth of the Secret Council”

In The Dark Birth of the Secret Council, author Tracy Cavelli blends suspense, fantasy and faith to create a spiritual thriller that explores the unseen battles shaping our world. In this Q&A, Cavelli shares the inspiration behind her genre-bending trilogy, the spiritual and emotional evolution of her heroine Trisha Maitland…

BookTribDecember 15, 2025

Author Spotlight Nonfiction

Chris Smith on “My Mountains” and the Journey Behind the Memoir

In My Mountains, Chris Smith invites readers into a landscape shaped as much by grief, resilience and faith as it is by the rugged peaks surrounding his home in Pagosa Springs. The memoir traces the journey of loving a son through addiction, chronic pain and ultimately loss. Smith writes not…

BookTribNovember 25, 2025

Author Spotlight

Erica Elliott on Healing, Courage and the Mountain Lion That Changed Her Life

In From Doctor to Healer, Erica Elliott recounts a life shaped as much by intuition and spirit as by science and training. Her journey begins in the halls of conventional medicine but soon veers into deeper, uncharted territory after illness, environmental exposure and a startling encounter with a mountain lion…

BookTribDecember 1, 2025

Author Spotlight

Decoding Death: A Conversation with John H. Thomas on “The Terminal Gene”

John H. Thomas’s The Terminal Gene poses a question as chilling as it is irresistible: what happens when science can predict the exact moment of your death? In this gripping techno-thriller, Thomas blends cutting-edge biotechnology with haunting philosophical tension, building a world where data is power, privacy is an illusion…

BookTribDecember 5, 2025

Author Spotlight

A Candid Conversation with Gretel Tinman About Survival and Self-Discovery

In A World Gone Mad, author Gretel Tinman turns years of silence into a powerful act of truth-telling, recounting her childhood under dictatorship and the inner world that helped her survive it. In this candid conversation, Gretel Tinman reflects on the long road to sharing her story, the healing power…

BookTribDecember 10, 2025

Miscellany Podcasts

Writers, Ink Podcast: Agent Mark Tavani shares publishing and marketing insights

BookTrib is proud to present to our readers the Writers, Ink podcast, a show about the business of writing. J.K. Rowling was nearly homeless when she wrote the first Harry Potter book. Stephen King penned Carrie on a small desk wedged between a washer and dryer. James Patterson worked in advertising and…

BookTribDecember 9, 2025

Author Spotlight

A Conversation with BK on Love, Loss and Letting Go

In a world where silence often hides pain, BK’s writing speaks with an honesty that echoes after the page is turned. In her book The Gratifying Relief of Being Forgotten, she navigates the fragile crossroads of love and loss as personal truths carved from grief, longing and the search for…

BookTribDecember 8, 2025

Author Spotlight

Where Humanity Meets the Machine: A Conversation with Joseph L. Bensinger

In Cracks in Glass Towers, Joseph L. Bensinger steps far beyond the boundaries of a typical collection about technology, turning his gaze instead to the long sweep of human history, spirituality and self-inquiry. His poems explore AI not as circuitry, but as the newest chapter in our ancient struggle with…

BookTribDecember 3, 2025

Miscellany Podcasts

Writers, Ink Podcast: The impact of direct sales on your local bookstore with Bob Lingle

BookTrib is proud to present to our readers the Writers, Ink podcast, a show about the business of writing. J.K. Rowling was nearly homeless when she wrote the first Harry Potter book. Stephen King penned Carrie on a small desk wedged between a washer and dryer. James Patterson worked in advertising and…

BookTribDecember 2, 2025

Fiction Miscellany

No Barriers to Love: The Romances of Olivia Dade

Years before U.S. Olympic Rugby star Ilona Maher went viral for her uplifting message of body positivity, there was romance novelist Olivia Dade, whose rich, resonant, sexy, and occasionally hilarious romances championed big, beautiful lovers of every size and shape. “Fat isn’t a pejorative,” she says, “it’s merely a descriptor…

JeriAnn GellerNovember 25, 2025

Miscellany Podcasts

Writers, Ink Podcast: The importance of character with Richard Kirshenbaum

BookTrib is proud to present to our readers the Writers, Ink podcast, a show about the business of writing. J.K. Rowling was nearly homeless when she wrote the first Harry Potter book. Stephen King penned Carrie on a small desk wedged between a washer and dryer. James Patterson worked in advertising and…

BookTribNovember 25, 2025

Fiction Podcasts

‘Welcome to Night Vale’: Chatting it Up with Author Jeffrey Cranor

When you listen to the podcast Welcome to Night Vale, it doesn't matter if you were a fan from the beginning, or you became one after listening. Maybe you found it on Tumblr: the thing that becomes immediately apparent from the moment you first hear Cecil's voice is that this is like…

BookTribOctober 23, 2017

Fiction

Debut Author Julia Sonneborn Talks Jane Austen, First Drafts and Adaptations

Over the years, there have been some pretty interesting retellings and adaptions of our favorite books. Sometimes they work and other times they don't, but it's always fun to read another author's take on the original work. Now Julia Sonneborn, English professor and debut author, has written our favorite adaptation…

BookTribFebruary 8, 2018

Fiction

Kiss From a Rose: Award-Winning Author Rose Tremain on Writing and ‘Mastering’ Oneself

Set in Switzerland during World War II , Rose Tremain's literary masterpiece, The Gustav Sonata, follows the life of Gustav Perle, who is taught at a young age by his mother to master himself, and his emotions - to be neutral like Switzerland in the war. When he begins a friendship with…

BookTribOctober 19, 2017

Fiction

History and Music Play in Perfect Harmony in ‘Do Not Say We Have Nothing’

Rarely does a book come along that is as masterfully written as Do Not Say We Have Nothing. From critically-acclaimed author Madeleine Thien, the novel was shortlisted for the 2016 Man Booker Prize, and was awarded the Scotiabank Giller Prize and the Governor General's Literary Award, among many others. Living in Vancouver, Marie…

BookTribOctober 27, 2017

Better Self Business Nonfiction

BookTrib Q&A: Marc Demetriou Talks About the Amazing Courage and Wisdom He Learned from His Grandfather

Sometimes the best advice is the advice that's been handed down from others. Often coming from decades of trial-and-error, life experience and more, the lessons that carry the best advice are not only worthwhile, but they stand the test of time. Marc Demetriou, a nationally recognized mortgage banker and top-rated speaker,…

BookTribJanuary 24, 2018

Tracy Cavelli on Faith, Fantasy and “The Dark Birth of the Secret Council”

Chris Smith on “My Mountains” and the Journey Behind the Memoir

Erica Elliott on Healing, Courage and the Mountain Lion That Changed Her Life

Decoding Death: A Conversation with John H. Thomas on “The Terminal Gene”

A Candid Conversation with Gretel Tinman About Survival and Self-Discovery

Writers, Ink Podcast: Agent Mark Tavani shares publishing and marketing insights

A Conversation with BK on Love, Loss and Letting Go

Where Humanity Meets the Machine: A Conversation with Joseph L. Bensinger

Writers, Ink Podcast: The impact of direct sales on your local bookstore with Bob Lingle

No Barriers to Love: The Romances of Olivia Dade

Writers, Ink Podcast: The importance of character with Richard Kirshenbaum

‘Welcome to Night Vale’: Chatting it Up with Author Jeffrey Cranor

Debut Author Julia Sonneborn Talks Jane Austen, First Drafts and Adaptations

Kiss From a Rose: Award-Winning Author Rose Tremain on Writing and ‘Mastering’ Oneself

History and Music Play in Perfect Harmony in ‘Do Not Say We Have Nothing’

BookTrib Q&A: Marc Demetriou Talks About the Amazing Courage and Wisdom He Learned from His Grandfather

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